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Greek & Latin Roots
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Act | To act |
| Alt | High |
| Ann, enn | Year |
| Anthrop | Man |
| Aqua | Water |
| Arch, archi | Govern, rule |
| Arm | Army, weapon |
| Arbitr, arbiter | To judge, consider |
| Art | Craft, skill |
| Arthr, art | Segment, joint |
| Aud | To hear |
| Bell | War |
| Biblio, bibl | Book |
| Bio | Life |
| Capit, cipit | Head |
| Cause | Cause, case, lawsuit |
| Cede, ceed | To go, yield |
| Cele | To honor |
| Cens, cend | To burn |
| Cell | To rise, project |
| Cent | One hundred |
| Cept, capt, cip, cieve | To take, hold, grasp |
| Cert | Sure, to trust |
| Cess, ced | To move or withdraw |
| Cid, cis | To cut off, be brief, kill |
| Circ, circum | Around |
| Civ | Citizen |
| Claud, clus, clud | Close, shut, block |
| Clin | To lean, lie, bend |
| Cog | To know |
| Column | A column |
| Comput | To compute |
| Cont | To join, unite |
| Cor, cord, cour, card | Heart |
| Corp | Body |
| Cosm | World, order, universe |
| Crac, crat | Rule, govern |
| Cred | Believe, trust |
| Crit, cris | Separate, discern, judge |
| Anim, anima | Life, mind |